[ The Ring-Spirit sighs, trying to think on how to explain. Finally he holds up the gaudy amulet he wears everywhere, and gives it a slight shake. Its tines jingle almost musically. ]
Before Ryslig, you were human, yes? A mortal man. I was this. ...I still am, frankly. I'm still adjusting...
[ He cuts himself off, shaking his head slightly. That's not what he was trying to say, that's... How does he put this.
He drops the Ring again to knit and unknit his spidery fingers. ]
I... part of me, was human, once. A very, very long time ago; and I was never very good at it. Another part of me is the Great Evil God, the lord of shadows and the darkness within the hearts of all mankind. Most of that part of me... it was. cut off, in many ways, from integral parts of what makes me myself.
I've grown, and changed, since coming to Ryslig. But I'm not entirely certain if I would have changed the way I did if... I'm not sure that it's me who changed. ...That's...
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Before Ryslig, you were human, yes? A mortal man. I was this. ...I still am, frankly. I'm still adjusting...
[ He cuts himself off, shaking his head slightly. That's not what he was trying to say, that's... How does he put this.
He drops the Ring again to knit and unknit his spidery fingers. ]
I... part of me, was human, once. A very, very long time ago; and I was never very good at it. Another part of me is the Great Evil God, the lord of shadows and the darkness within the hearts of all mankind. Most of that part of me... it was. cut off, in many ways, from integral parts of what makes me myself.
I've grown, and changed, since coming to Ryslig. But I'm not entirely certain if I would have changed the way I did if... I'm not sure that it's me who changed. ...That's...